New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-09
THE THEATRES.
GOSSIP OF THE WEEK.

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sume his place before the public as an active manager
., York stock theatre. Much interest Is naturally
centred upon Mr. Abbey's venture lie caiieu a''ea"o
the other day to the apparently noteworthy oo'n'
In he found i'm the fact that 1t WAS Just nan century "s'
almost 10 a day that the cider Walack 1rst assueu 'o
managerial reins in this city. 1t was on Angus. %
that he opcped the Old National Theatre when tneh
,d ., tbo CORNER of Church and Leonard SITS. since
hcn the ma of Wallack has been constantly III inc
months of the New-York theatrc-gong pubic am M
Abbey said that it would be his enicivor 10 conuo' mo
theatre on the lines laid out with such iorethoueh' W
founder hen the old theatre at Broome-sI ana hroa
way was opened in 1852 Mr. Waack stated that nc
would bring plays and the best CLASS oi h'sn
comedy and Dramas tragedies. In place OF tiSe
dies read mcloamas ana ms Is plctlsvII, "ith which
The season will opened tomorrow will be ioilowei
after has for short time, by another ,i
fact the whole season will be devoted TO ne D
in compa,avey In,Jdd ~ nrohabn also that In the
course of the season shakcspearean revival WIN ne UNI
Gerakcn by Mr.. Abbey but whether TINS VIII GQss.d
Midsummer Nights Dream" ~ has Deen whiSporcu,
is by no means certain II may be mentioned III passing
a. somewhat significant fact that in Mr. ADDey 5i vi
Ii coDnony "a advertised tho name OF KyIle Beew
nromiueniIy appears despite the fact that H. c Miner
has stated that Mr. Below Is positively cuSaSod ~ sup
port Mrs Potter for the whole season.
John sleeper Clarke. the wcknown comedian, after
an absence in England several years recently began
tour in the large cities this country lie has 80 ar
been received with extreme favor His rcpertory III
cudes TheIeiratLaw," in which he plays Doth Dr
Pangioss and ZcLio HomesP "she stoop' to conquer
"Toodles" AMI a comedy called The Round Trip Ills
company includes Marie IIudspeth an fnsllsn actress
OF some note, Olga BRANDON Mrs Ecrihoh ihtonoio
Hamilton. ana Crcston Clarke OF the conedan'Wno
NJ, last season a member OF Waacks company. ~ IS
probable that Mr. Clarke will be seen in Now-lork be-
fore the close OF the season
The managers Of the Chicago Opera House, where the
Booth Barrett combination is playing. have begun de-
termnel war against the ticket spectators OILY tor
seats are sold to one personuncss ho is positively dcnti'
fled a. not being connected in any with the ticket
spectators, .nt in ii, way thc public are gwen ~ i'ir
"A chance 10 obtain the best seats possible That they
have awaited themselves tots l. made evident uy inc
fact that the al ancc sale reached the total OF TIooOo
The effort made by the managers OF The DARK
Secret" which is playing to steadily good business NJ
the Academy OF Music. t. buy of the attraction when
Immediately succeeds them has been unsuccessful and
the last weeks OF hIs watery meOdrama are announced
An additional Nip has been given to public interest In
this piece by the appearance OF Miss Adelaide Stanhop,
IN the lea linz par Mi, Stanhopc actually MAKES te
predecessor did That this l. highly 10 the Taste
Of the audiences their wild AOws OF delight amply
TESTIFY
Minnie Palmer, who has been playing in England anu
Australia for two years will make tomorrow nsh; her
first appearance in Ncw-York after this absence That
there is some ntere, ct for 10y her former admirers
is shown by Mr.. Rosenluests statement that the al
OF the Fourteenth street Theatre mas
becu large Tho little act trle which Will preface
ingenious plot Of love an Innocent Intrigue the
being laid In the tune OF Charles l. aud the action OF the
play resting on only two characters Miss Palmer VIII
bee seen FOR two weeks only, when the new toward
BcA,co version Of baron Rudolph will he brought
forward by GEORGE :. knight under lhc Ute Vi
Randolph, Baron Won lIolcnstcin'
Frederick Wardc. n hard working and rising young
tragcdAn will be In this city about the end oil tho
lie Will make a special feature OF the production
OF play entitled CASTOR 'adol'" adapted by Celia
Logan from one Of CoqucIins successful pieces
on Tuesday. October L. the regular season Of the
Buou Opera House will begin on that evening the
buresquc OF The Cor-ar" VIII have its first New YORK
representation. IL was produced fe" weeks since ia
Boston under the superintendent OF Mcssrs DiNoy AMI
Rice and It is said to have been successful The cast
Will include MIS- Annie ~mmrryile, FRANK DhNi' - -
Brocolni, George \. schiller and Edward motifs.
Leonard Grover has written local mclodrama en-
titled Lost IN New York" which has been purchased ~
Mcssr' Miles and Barton. who will produce It ut the
brooklyn Grand opera House on October l. and them
II II 10 successful, send II round the country
On Tuesday Held By tho Enemy" began it,
sccond tour Of the country. since It's fist prodnc-
ton at tho Madison square Theatre II has travelled
for an uninterrupted season Of hhy four weeks ana
the past week offered the Ir-t vacation the company
las enjoyed Two companies viii hereafter be seen
In tins successful drama both having boon thoroughly
rchca-cd By ". II. Gillette, the author who "iii,
Tor tho present at lcast, retro from aogro s'ts"
work himself ono company opens at Troy, me
other at stamford Conn, while both companies wiz
be- seen In this city during the early porlon VI INC
Following on tho success Of Bronson Howard
"Hcnrictta" another play by tho author-ono
which was written many years ago-is being rehcarSed
At the Fuurtcenth Street Theatre. This Il "Baron
Rudolph" which has been revised by David Bclasco
w.o read tho changes to Mr. Howard last Thu sday
The author expressed himself a. being entirely salts
ted with the changes, and Insisted on Mr Bela,co's
name appearing In conjunction with his own. In tho
cast Will appear three comedians, George = Knight,
VI. A. Kennedy and Charlie, Bower. Mr.. Knight VIII
pay the comedy part, variant on Mr.. DICK, and Miss
a Young ngcnur, who was seen IN Tho LAY of lcl,io"
when IL was produced In brooklyn, has al-o been en-
IA ed and the balance of the cast includes Il. +.
forming r. l.. Tsrl,On, BIN Hurst and Frank Cofax
of Helen BauyTays company, VIII {. sampson, samuel
" Krcne and g. II. Faucet MIR knight, who Il
generally known IA a comedian, has IN Baron hui
d,lnhr serious creation, said 10 ho full of pathos
ard tears" Mr. knight IL under the management Of
Charles FrOhman
TILE PROVERBTALLY POLITE FRENCHHAN
From The L0ndOH Gi0bc.